We have a fantastic slate of MLB games on Friday, with some interesting series to bring us into the weekend. Leading the way is a rematch of the 2024 World Series, with the Yankees taking on the Dodgers at 10:10 p.m. ET on Apple TV+.
Below, we’ll give you the top MLB DFS picks for Friday, as every team is in action today.
Friday’s MLB Cheat Sheet for MLB DFS includes two pitchers and two hitters to target on PrizePicks in your Lineups.
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MLB DFS Picks on PrizePicks: Friday, 5/30
Here are the best MLB DFS picks and predictions for PrizePicks today. Use this analysis to build your PrizePicks MLB Lineups on Friday, May 30. Click to read more about each pick.
- Cubs LF Ian Happ – 6.5 Hitter Fantasy Score
- Dodgers P Tony Gonsolin – 1.5 Walks Allowed (Goblin)
- Padres P Nick Pivetta – 6.5 Strikeouts
- Guardians 3B Jose Ramirez – 2.5 Total Bases (Demon)
Cubs LF Ian Happ – 6.5 Hitter Fantasy Score
- This game starts at 2:20 p.m. ET on MLB Network, with Ian Happ projected to bat leadoff vs. Reds left-handed SP Andrew Abbott.
- Happ has not cleared this fantasy score projection in three of the last five games.
- Happ has one hit or less in 12 of the last 13 games and is batting .173 over that span.
- Happ is batting .238 in the month of May.
- Against Abbott, Happ has one hit in eight at-bats.
Dodgers P Tony Gonsolin – 1.5 Walks Allowed (Goblin)
- Dodgers P Tony Gonsolin has struggled with his control this season and his 11.1% walk rate is in the 21st percentile.
- Gonsolin has allowed two or more walks in four straight starts, averaging three walks per game in that span.
- The Yankees are the most disciplined hitters in the league, as their 10.5% walk rate is the best in the league.
- Of the Yankees first six hitters in their projected lineup, five have walk rates over 10%, including Aaron Judge’s 15.3%.
Note: Goblin picks reduce your payout on PrizePicks, as they are easier projections to hit.
Padres P Nick Pivetta – 6.5 Strikeouts
- After never finishing a season with a sub-3.00 ERA, Padres P Nick Pivetta currently has a 2.72 ERA and a 3.23 xFIP to start this season.
- Pivetta has not allowed more than two earned runs in seven of ten starts this season.
- One of the highlights of his stats is that he’s been a strikeout pitcher, as his 28.3% strikeout rate is in the 82nd percentile.
- Pivetta has at least seven strikeouts in each of his last two starts.
- The Pirates' vulnerability to the strikeout should help Pivetta in this start, as they are 22nd in strikeout rate (23%).
Guardians 3B Jose Ramirez – 2.5 Total Bases (Demon)
- Guardians 3B Jose Ramirez has been one of the hottest hitters in baseball, as his 12 hits in the last seven games are the second-most in that span.
- Ramirez has been consistent all season, as his .318 batting average is eighth in MLB, and his 152 wRC+ ranks 16th.
- Ramirez has multiple hits in three of the last six games.
- Ramirez has had significant success against Angels’ starter Jose Soriano, going a lifetime 4-for-10 with three home runs.
Note: Demon picks add a payout boost to your lineup on PrizePicks, as they are more difficult projections to hit.
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